This $5,500,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior (CFDA 15.018 - Energy Community Revitalization Program) to the New Mexico Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) will fund the plugging, remediation, and reclamation of orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands within New Mexico. The key activities to be performed under this 5-year grant include: Plugging, remediating, or reclaiming orphaned wells and restoring the surrounding...
This $499,993 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center under the Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) funds the Chickasaw Nation to perform the following activities on tribal lands: Plug, remediate, or reclaim an orphaned oil and gas well, thereby reducing methane emissions and enhancing public health, safety, and environmental protection. Restore soil and habitat degraded by the presence of the orphaned well and associated...
The U.S. Department of the Interior awarded a $5,000,000 Project Grant under the Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) to the State Oil & Gas Board of Alabama. The grant funding will enable the state agency to plug, remediate, and reclaim up to 23 orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands within Alabama. Key activities include reducing methane emissions, restoring degraded soil and habitat, decommissioning associated infrastructure, and identifying additional...
This $76,406,474 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) provides funding to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands within Pennsylvania. Key products and services to be delivered through this 5-year grant include: Plugging, remediating, or reclaiming up to 503 orphaned wells to reduce methane emissions and...
This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Departmental Offices Interior Business Center under the Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018), will fund the Caddo Tribe of Oklahoma to plug, remediate, and reclaim up to 20 orphaned oil and gas wells on tribal land. The $2,708,345 grant will also support soil and habitat remediation, decommissioning of associated infrastructure, and the development of a tribal orphaned well program. Key expected outcomes...
This Project Grant award of $2,006,533 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) will fund the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation to plug, remediate, and reclaim an orphaned oil and gas well on tribal lands. The grant supports activities to decrease methane emissions, enhance public health and safety, and restore land and water resources impacted by the orphaned well and associated infrastructure. Key deliverables include...
This $9,028,614 project grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior on February 1, 2025, funds the California Department of Conservation to perform activities under the Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018). Key deliverables include: Plugging, remediating, or reclaiming orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands in California to decrease methane emissions and enhance public health and safety. Restoring soil, habitat, and water resources degraded by the...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior (CFDA 15.018 - Energy Community Revitalization Program) provides $2,326,679.33 to the Fort Belknap Indian Community in Montana to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells on tribal lands. Key activities include plugging one orphaned well, reducing methane emissions, restoring degraded soil and habitat, decommissioning associated infrastructure, identifying and characterizing additional undocumented orphaned wells,...
The Department of the Interior (DOI) awarded a $29,233,057 formula grant under the Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP). This grant funding is provided through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to support the plugging, remediation, and reclamation of orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands within West Virginia. Key activities funded under this 5-year grant include: Plugging up to 230 orphaned...
This $10,059,548 federal Project Grant award to the Osage Nation was provided by the Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center under the Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The grant funding will be used by the Osage Nation to plug, remediate, or reclaim up to 137 orphaned oil and gas wells on tribal lands, as well as restore the surrounding soil and habitat. The grant activities will also involve identifying and...